City of Bay City, MI
How often City of Bay City goes out
City of Bay City customers in Michigan had 0.9 interruptions last year, 1.8 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 84% less outage time than the Michigan state average of 11.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at City of Bay City looks like
A typical outage here runs about 2.1 hours - long enough that a battery alone usually will not see you through, but short enough that a fuel-powered portable generator is a reasonable match. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 21,254 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - City of Bay City's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a municipally-owned utility like City of Bay City files with federal regulators every year - serving 21,254 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Michigan average instead of just this one utility? Michigan's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.